Before the fifth watch of the next day, the city went out bravely and began to clean the streets and chase away the idlers.

By daylight and the sun was about to rise, the streets were already clean, and there was nothing to be seen. At this time, nearly 100 people were divided into groups of two, carrying a large wooden barrel with amphorae in one hand and a long wooden spoon made of rattan in the other, and splashed the bluestone paved road wet and even.

In this way, the dust that could not be swept away on the ground was washed into the gutter by the side of the road, and when the sun came out, the ground was bright and bright, and there was no dust at all...... As for the outside of the city, the water and loess roads have been purified yesterday, and they have long been ready to welcome Lord Qincha. In addition to being good-looking, there is another important reason...... Most of the attachés of Lord Qincha are white socks or foundation soap boots, and if you don't sprinkle water on the ground, then the uppers and corners of your robe will be dirt after walking, and you will definitely be in a bad mood.

At three o'clock in the morning, the prefect carried the same knowledge, the general judgment, the magistrate, and the two county magistrates, Zuo Er, a total of ten officials of good character and rank, surrounded by the three classes of officials, swept to the north gate, out of the city for several miles to welcome the Lord Qincha.

Hurriedly and slowly traveled more than ten miles, and finally saw a high-rise boat moored on the river, flags, cards, umbrellas, and fans inserted on the deck, and several rows of well-dressed and armored personal guards, arching a three-grade official standing on the bow of the boat, waving towards Tang Shun from afar.

Tang Shunzhi hurriedly got out of the sedan chair, led the officials to bow their heads and bowed: "Welcome to Lord Qincha, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

The white-faced and long-bearded Sanpin official is Zhao Wenhua, the minister of the Qin Dynasty and the messenger of the Qin, the general envoy and the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, who first received three bows and nine bows for the emperor, and then accepted everyone's bows again, and then smiled and said: "Brother Jingchuan and everyone, please get up quickly." ”

The boat docked at this time, and after the boat board was erected, a team of guards with knives came down from above, and then there was the old chief's guard of honor, and finally the green and red mud sedan chair carried by eight people, trembling down from the ship...... I'm not afraid to fall into the water.

Tang Shunzhi led a group of officials to greet him on the side of the road. When the eight-carrying sedan chair passed, the sedan curtain was opened, and the white-faced and long-haired Zhao Wenhua smiled and showed his face, and said with a smile to Tang Shunzhi: "Brother Jingchuan hasn't come up yet, do you want my brother to go down and ask you?" ”

Tang Shunzhi smiled respectfully: "My lord has killed Shunzhi, you are an angel of Qincha, how dare the lower officials be in the same sedan chair with you?" ”

Zhao Wenhua smiled happily when he heard this: "You and I are the same Jinshi, I still have to call you a senior brother." Let's not talk about the red tape. ”

Tang Shunzhi smiled at this time: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." A long man casually lifted the sedan curtain and asked Lord Tang to go up.

The officials got into their own sedan chairs, and the two county commanders of Shaoxing City followed behind. Lu Xianling muttered in a low voice: "The prefect is also careful, so what is the flattery of the surname Zhao?" ”

Li Xianling whispered: "I heard that Yan Ge's godson is a cautious eye, and Lord Tang is a villain." ”

"I heard that our Zhang Butang didn't buy the account surnamed Zhao," Lu Xianling laughed quietly: "When this guy was in Hangzhou, he still wanted to ask Zhang Butang for a bribe, and Zhang Butang made a mess. ”

Li Xianling shook his head and smiled: "Those are all the things of adults, let's just be a good seven-grade sesame official." ”

Lu Xian Ling said with a smile: "I heard that your brother is also on the list of rewards." ”

Li Xianling pouted and said, "Who knows." Then he lifted the curtain, got up the sedan chair and left.

Looking at his back, Lu Xian Ling suddenly said: "This guy seems to have a bottom." He sighed and said, "Who makes people's lives good, and they have a good student like Shen Mo." He also got into the sedan chair and went back.

It was nearly noon, and there was a sea of people outside the north gate of Shaoxing City, and people came early from all over the city, waiting eagerly, just to see the pomp and circumstance of Lord Qincha.

"It's coming, it's coming......" Seeing a team of people driving far away from the northeast, everyone shouted excitedly.

The officers and soldiers who maintained order became nervous, and they used whips and guns to drive away the people who were watching the bustle, and cut off the central avenue.

As soon as order was maintained here, the guard of honor of Lord Qincha over there arrived, and there were first two groups of 200 guards, dressed in bright armor and holding bright spears, to open the way in front, followed by a hundred soldiers, with banners of various colors embroidered and painted, various ceremonial guards of wood carving, iron carvings, gold and silver ornaments, as well as evasion, silence, official rank plates, iron chains, wooden sticks, and black whips, pair after pair...... After a while, I saw a big black fan with an inscription, a three-eaves big yellow umbrella, and a large sedan chair with eight lifts slowly coming over.

The sedan curtain has not been raised, and the common people have never seen what Qin Cha looks like, but this pomp and circumstance that has never been seen has been deeply imprinted in their hearts, and it will be repeatedly mentioned in the next many years to come, and will be used as material for educating children and grandchildren.

Zhao Wenhua in the sedan chair was not calm in his heart, he had already seen through the gauze curtain that Tang Shunzhi had arranged for himself very grandly, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The same year is the same year, and I know that my brother has been wronged along the way." He thought that he was ordered to go south, and the local authorities would inevitably send him forward and backward, and be careful to flatter, so that he Zhao Shilang would be prosperous and make a lot of money...... He is actually right to think so, because the officials who come down from the capital, regardless of the size of the city, will work hard in the local area.

Who knew that this was not the case at all, and the magistrates along the way did not buy the account of him, a three-grade master, except for a meal, the gifts were all local specialties!

It's not a nominal souvenir, but a real suvenir and specialty...... It's some dried bamboo shoots, tangerines, camellia oil, old soju, all worthless things!

The gap between reality and ideals made Zhao Shilang too disappointed, he always felt inexplicable, until he saw Zhang Butang, the military affairs of the governor's six provinces, that he understood, it turned out that the root was here - others bought him, or his godfather's account, but Zhang Butang didn't take him seriously at all, and even his godfather Yan Ge Lao was not too cold.

Flipping through Lao Zhang's resume, the reason is written in it, in the sixteenth year of Jiajing, when Zhang Jing was the governor of Liangguang, Yan Ge Lao was still playing with a fictitious post to compile the history of the Song Dynasty. Although it is said that Yan Song rose to the top and became a second assistant in the cabinet, and later became the first assistant, the head of a hundred officials in the world, and his status was half a head higher than that of Governor Zhang, but how did Yan Ge always enter the cabinet? relied on writing green words and flattery; How did you become the first assistant? It was the biggest unjust case after Yu Qianzhi's death, stepping on the corpse of his fellow countryman Xia Guixi.

And Xia Yan has the grace of knowing Zhang Jing. Therefore, this hard-branded, old-qualified, and capable Governor Zhang, although he can't take Yan Ge, he will never buy his godson's account.

Zhao Wenhua, who was born partially, was used to being arrogant in Beijing, except for his godfather, he didn't care about any scholars, scholars, etc., and even dared to call Xu Jie by his name. Now when I go to the place, I am not treated by a governor, and my heart is already suffocated.

So after seeing Zhang Jing in Hangzhou, he decided very much to give the governor a dismount, and even said in front of several high-ranking officials at the reception banquet: "Brother has traveled thousands of miles, and there has been a lot of loss along the way, and I hope that the ministers will help." 'This is a request for assistance, this is a naked bribe.

But Zhang Butang still talked and laughed, eating and drinking, but it was as if he hadn't heard what he said. Zhao Wenhua's face was flushed, but he couldn't forget it like this, otherwise he and his godfather's faces would be lost, so he said it twice.

Zhang Butang still didn't hear it...... Zhao Wenhua finally couldn't hold it back, and said in a deep voice: "I'm Qincha!" The Minister of the Sea is ordered to be sacrificed! ”

Zhang Jing smiled faintly and said in a dry tone: "I am also a Qincha, the minister of the Governor of the Qin Order, and the Wang Ming Banner. ”

Zhao Wenhua was speechless all of a sudden, and he realized that he was facing a behemoth that he couldn't compare...... In terms of qualifications, people are the same as the older generation of Yan Ge; In terms of official rank, he is a second-grade member, and he is only a third-grade member; In terms of power, the governor of the six provinces of the people's government resisted the Japanese, and he was a first-class minister, and he was sent out to sacrifice to the sea, and he had to go back when he was done.

In the ridiculed eyes of a group of provincial high-ranking officials, Zhao Shilang threw his face to his grandmother's house, and left Hangzhou in a hurry the next day and came to Shaoxing.

The icing on the cake is never as good as charcoal in the snow, and when Zhao Shilang felt completely different treatment from before, the excitement in his heart can be imagined. He held Tang Shunzhi's hand tightly, his eyes were red and said, "Brother Jingchuan, good brother!" Your hospitality, brother, I will never forget for the rest of my life. ”

Tang Shunzhi smiled and said: "Brother Merlin, you and I are both the same year, and we have the grace of recommending me, so it is also appropriate to make a big point." His gaze was still clear, as if sincere.

While the two were talking, the sedan chair finally stopped, and after the sedan curtain was opened, Tang Shunzhi saw that his eyes were full of people watching the ceremony, and he couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Jingchuan really lived up to his trust." ”

Tang Shunzhi said with a smile: "I received a letter from Brother Merlin before, and then I knew that Your Majesty has special expectations for this reward. ”

"Brother is doing his job." Zhao Wenhua was moved again and said, "Let's go see this lucky boy." ”

After three cannon shots, Lord Qincha and Lord Prefect got off the sedan chair and walked on the red carpet, and at the other end of the red carpet were Shen He and Shen Mo, father and son.

In the middle of the two teams, there is also an incense case candlestick.

(To be continued)